Forge: Would you have quit? You see people like Bear Grylls doing survival shows‚ and showing you tricks to survive in the wilderness all the time. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had to survive in the cold‚ with not a lot of food‚ illness plagued your camp‚ and the stakes were your life? This was Valley Forge in the harsh winter of 1777-1778‚ were the continental army was suffering a brutal winter in huts on a farmer’s field‚ but question is. Would you have re-enlisted
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Have you ever wondered why teachers take a whole month to review everything from the previous year or why students tend to forget everything? Every year‚ students are keeping their calendars at hand and counting down the days until summer vacation. It’s the last day of school and when the final bell rings‚ kids are ready to do nothing for three months. However‚ is this really a good thing? The possibility of having year-round schools is at hot debate topic right now and it is time for change from
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Have you ever played Wheres Waldo? By issuing students school uniforms‚ finding a problem child would be a lot like playing that game in a real life situation. Just like any other argument you will have your pros and cons of the idea‚ but in my opinion and many others‚ the cons highly outweigh the pros of wearing school uniforms. Many intelligent individuals will lose their motivation to excel and be prevalent because they are used to being ordinary like everyone else. School uniforms shout conformity
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only speak English. The language difference hinders my communication with some of my family. In contrast‚ when you are able to communicate you can start to build off of that and use language as a helping tool. This enables people to have a sense of authority. As a result‚ you begin to see society go different ways because communication can isolate or include people depending on how you use it. Language‚ as in our words‚ can help produce and help grow new relationships and this gives
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activity of smoking tobacco‚ although accepted in our culture with over one billion people worldwide smoking regularly‚ is a drug capable of adverse long-term health effects and addiction. Because of its mass popularity‚ smoking is the leading cause of deaths and illnesses in the UK today. In this short essay‚ the poor health effects and diseases resulting from smoking‚ how these can be tackled‚ and how the prevalence of smoking over time‚ will all be discussed. With tobacco smoke containing more
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How Do You Get People To Like You Be polite. Be yourself. That way‚ people like you for who you are. Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong or conceited‚ to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time berating ourselves for our negative qualities‚ thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However‚ a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can hinder our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we have the confidence to make
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Assignment: Reading Journal 2 Course: ENG 1120(F) Literature and Composition 1 As I read the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ I noticed that there are two stories taking place that would lead me to anticipate different future events. From the beginning of the story‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ shows to be a lazy‚ stylish girl who is trying‚ unlike her sister June‚ to be independent of family life in favor of breaking through sexual maturity and independence. Knowing about
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define who I am as a person‚ or do I simply like songs because of the beat? As I looked at my top ten playlist‚ I saw that some of my favorite songs do describe me to a certain point. The first song I examined in my playlist was “Kids” by MGMT. I have always loved the beat of the song‚ but the lyrics of it never made sense to me. The words are like a collage of random thoughts strung together with what seems like no relation. However‚ as I looked deeper into the lyrics‚ I started to realize the
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How would society run without computers? Keeping in mind that most every electronic device uses a computer one way or another‚ the world would be set much further back. The advancement of microprocessing and OS’s allowed a general increase in jobs and speed in development of ideas and designs. Computers have advanced the way people build and design things‚ store information‚ and communicate with each other. Microprocessors have shaped how computing developed through the years. The microprocessor
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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? The Continental Army was in the control of George Washington. General Washington was brilliant in devising plans and attacks. However to make General Washington’s plans and attacks successful he needed men. Not just any men‚ he needed men that were loyal‚ brave‚ and willing to fight. But these men were a lot more difficult to find than you’d think. Quitting would be sensible if you didn’t want to risk your life at Valley Forge. But General Washington needed men
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